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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...freshmen who have played or who wish to play foot ball will be on the Divinity field at 3.30 sharp...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Notices. | 11/1/1889 | See Source »

...were $7624.63. But the receipts in that year exclusive of surplus, were $9938.49, $4700.29 more than in 1888-89. The decrease in receipts in 1888-89 was due mainly to smaller attendance at the games. To instance the most striking case, the receipts from the two Yale games played in Cambridge in 1887-88 were $6109.56. From the two played here in 1888-89, $2621.35. The management also lowered the price of season tickets in 1888-89, to $2.50. The price was $5 the previous year. More than four times as many tickets were sold last year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Report of the Auditing Committee on Athletics. | 11/1/1889 | See Source »

...freshmen who have played or wish to play football will be on the Divinity field at 3.30 sharp...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Notices. | 10/31/1889 | See Source »

Yale defeated Pennsylvania in the Championship game yesterday. Pennsylvania played a strong game and although Yale played her regular team the work was even closer than the score indicates. When time was called in the last half the ball was within a yard of Yale's goal. Pennsylvania would have won the game but for two costly errors of the backs, and slack play in the last ten minutes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale, 20; Pennsylvania, 10. | 10/31/1889 | See Source »

...Twenty two minutes later Morrison secured the ball by a muff of Hulme's and ran behind Pennsylvania's goal. Gill secured another touchdown ten minutes later from a muff of Thayer's. Just before time was called Gill won the first earned touchdown for Yale. After twenty minutes play in the second half Morrison made a fine rush and secured another touchdown for Yale. Hulme scored the last one for Pennsylvania a few minutes later. Following is the make-up of the team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale, 20; Pennsylvania, 10. | 10/31/1889 | See Source »

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